Study: Assumption endures that Black LTC residents’ proxies reluctant to engage in advance care planning
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 27, 2022
Investigators have found a persistent assumption among nursing home clinicians, administrators and other staff that Black residents’ families prefer more intensive end-of-life interventions.
LTC occupational therapists see 1.54% salary raise
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 05, 2020
Occupational therapists at long-term care facilities received an average 1.54% boost in pay this year, up to $41.42 per hour, according to new data released this week in the 14th annual HCS Rehabilitation...
Post-acute outcomes improve with high-intensity resistance training: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 25, 2020
High-intensity rehabilitation is a safe way to accelerate functional improvements in skilled nursing facility residents who are medically complex, investigators say.
Mental singing promotes a natural gait in Parkinson’s
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 10, 2019
A tune sung aloud – or silently to oneself – can help people with Parkinson’s set a stable rhythm to their gait while increasing walking speed.
In nursing homes, a sense of loss can be a blessing in disguise
By
Sam Kupietz, Ph.D.
Jul 27, 2018
Reflection reveals that while loss is ubiquitous in our lives, in the prime of our adulthood we generally have options with which to mitigate loss.
Dan Ciolek, A pitch perfect career
By
Marty Stempniak
May 08, 2018
Sports have played a key role throughout the formative years of Dan Ciolek’s life. It was a series of injuries, sustained while wrestling and playing other sports, that helped propel him toward a...
Stroke survivors unaware of therapy options for spastic muscles, survey finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 08, 2013
Many stroke survivors don’t know about the therapy options that can address spastic muscles, which is a common and often disabling condition, according to a recent survey.
Exercise program helps keep residents on their feet: study
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 01, 2013
Mobility limitations are often a warning sign for upcoming functional decline in seniors, and exercise can help, according to new research.